Lanier
Americannoun
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Deliberations took nine days, the longest Lanier said he had ever waited for a verdict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
“You’ve seen the photographs of Atlas with the world on his shoulders — it’s like that weight’s been set aside,” Lanier said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
Lanier said the theme of his cases against major corporations is “responsibility and integrity,” or lack of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
In arguing his case for punitive damages, Kaley's attorney Mark Lanier - a folksy Texas litigator - had shown the jury a jar of M&Ms.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
At church, Reverend Lanier had nothing to say about the Russians or Sputnik during his sermon.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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